Five Quarterbacks Who Impressed, and Five Who Struggled, in Week 2 of the NFL Season

Rafael Zamorano Sep 20, 2023, 10:13pm Read: 7 min.

Five quarterbacks up and five down after the second day of the 2023 regular season

The second week of the regular season NFL It gave us a performance with fewer contrasts between the best and worst passers in the league: none of the starting quarterbacks exceeded 90 points in Total QBR, but none of them were in single digits of the same metric.

Regarding the distinction of starting or backup quarterbacks, no one had a Total QBR higher than 90.5 of Gardner Minshew for the Indianapolis Coltswho came in place of the rookie Anthony Richardson –who already had two rushing touchdowns in the game– after a concussion. Although he had a high volume of passes, we did not consider him Minshew for our weekly list taking into account that you entered with Indy up on the scoreboard 14-0, which made his task enormously easier.

Without further ado, we choose five quarterbacks up and five down after the second date of the regular season in progress.

Josh Allen managed to recover from a terrible first day in Week 2, but Jimmy Garoppolo walked in the opposite direction.ESPN

FIVE ON THE RISE

The most criticized quarterback in the game NFLwin or lose, is usually the quarterback who is playing for the Dallas Cowboys, whoever it. It is part of the work that, for now, he continues to perform in a very positive way Prescott. The twice selected Pro Bowl He led all quarterbacks who started in Week 2 with a Total QBR of 86.8 that came with 31 completions for 255 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions. Prescott He also ran the ball six times for 14 yards. His completion percentage of 81.6 was the fourth-highest all-time, and he tied two other quarterbacks for third by shooting just 7.9 percent of his inaccurate passes. His above-expectation completion percentage of 14 percent also earned him fifth place in Week 2.

After such a bad start to the campaign, Allen He recovered in great form to earn a Total QBR of 78.8 points that placed him sixth on the second day. The quarterback of the Bills He completed 31 of 37 passes for a 83.8 percent completion rate that was the best rate of the weekend, in addition to just 2.9 percent inaccurate passes, the second best figure in the NFL. Allenwho completed 9.3 percent of his passes above expectation to rank ninth, produced 274 passing yards with three touchdowns and no interceptions, and didn’t need much of his legs, rushing just seven times for 3 yards.

Los Ravens They needed a neat match of Jackson after losing their last two games, and four of the last five, against Cincinnati, and they received it. The quarterback of Baltimore He put the ball in the air 33 times, completing 24 of those passes for 237 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions, and rushed it 12 times for an additional 54 yards. That earned him the fourth-best Total QBR of the date, a rather remarkable 81.8. Besides, Jackson finished tenth in the NFL with a rate of 72.7 completed passes.

Sure, the Vikings They still do not know the victory in the year, but the offensive he leads Cousins He has known how to move the ball and put points on the scoreboard. The quarterback went 31 of 44 for 364 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions in last Thursday’s game, earning him a Total QBR of 83.0 that was third-highest overall. His passing total was the second-highest in the league, and he ranked ninth with an average of 8.3 yards per pass attempt, leading an offense that gets very little help on the ground.

Just when it seemed like he was coming back Smith as always, and that the 2022 edition was only an anomaly for the passer, the efficient operator of the passing game of the Seahawks with 32 of 41 completions for 328 yards and two touchdowns without interceptions. The owner of 78 percent of completed passes that ranked him seventh best, Smith He also completed 18.2 percent of his passes over expectation, the best in the entire team. NFL. His 7.9 percent inaccurate passes tied him with Prescott y Joe Burrow for the second-best rate on the day, and his 328 yards through the air were also the third-highest total of the day, all leading to a Total QBR of 78.8 that was the sixth-best in the league among starters. Three carries for 20 yards were nothing to sneeze at in the team’s overtime victory. Seattle.

FIVE DOWN

The new passer of the Raiders did not show great dominance over the offensive Josh McDanielsone that he was supposed to know thoroughly, on the second day and that was evident with a Total QBR of 25.4 that was the fifth lowest among qualified passers. Garoppolo He completed 16 of his 24 passes for 185 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions, and that earned him 28th place in aerial production.

The general manager project Ryan Poles He doesn’t seem to have advanced a millimeter since he replaced Ryan Pace in the position, and now Fields He has attacked the coaches for their “robotic” style of play. Whatever the case, Fields He managed to complete just 16 of 29 pass attempts for 211 yards with one touchdown against two interceptions, and his 55.2 percent connection percentage was 28th on the day. Fields He also ranked 23rd in inaccuracy pass rate, at 17.9 percent, and a negative -12.0 percent in completion rate over expectation, which was second-worst in the league. All of that contributed to a 22.4 Total QBR that was No. 29 in the league. Likewise, he was captured six times.

The leader in interceptions thrown for the season with four after less than two full games played, Wilsonadded three more to his tally this weekend against the Cowboys. That was part of a dismal 12-of-27 performance for the worst completion percentage in the league, 44.4 percent, with just one touchdown pass. Wilson was also the 30th producing quarterback with 170 passing yards, and ranked 25th with just 6.3 yards per pass attempt. He didn’t fare much better in the rate of inaccurate passes at 20.0 percent, nor in the rate of completions over expectation with a negative -12.0, which left him ranked No. 27 and No. 30, respectively, in those areas. . As for Total QBR, he scored 44.8, the eighth worst on the second day of action, rescuing his performance a bit with the 36 yards in five carries with which he led the Jets in the commitment.

Another game with the uniform of the Brownsanother game to forget Watson. The quarterback of Cleveland He achieved 16.5 Total QBR points, the third worst mark of the day, thanks to his 22 of 40 attempts for 235 yards with a touchdown and an interception that ended in the end zone for the opposing team. Watson He also suffered two fumbles, both lost, with one of them being returned to the end zone for the winning score. His minus-6.1 percent completion percentage over expectation left him in 26th place, and his 55 percent completion rate barely earned him the 29th spot. With 5.9 yards per pass attempt, he was the sixth worst in the league, but where he really shined – in a sarcastic sense – was with the worst rate of inaccurate passes all day, 25.6 percent. Additionally, he was captured six times.

The second duel of “Monday Night Football” of Week 2 was a punishment for lovers of good play at the quarterback position, with Pickett stacking on what is shown by Watson. Pickett The lowest Total QBR of the weekend was recorded, 12.3, accompanied by the worst completion rate over expectation, a negative -12.5 percent. The pin of Pittsburgh He was also second-to-last with just a 50.0 percent completion rate, going 15 of 30 for 222 yards with one touchdown and one interception, and was sacked twice. He ranked No. 23 with 17.9 of his inaccurate deliveries, and tied for No. 22 in the league with his aerial production to round out a forgettable night.

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